Gu Long's World: Starting with the Legend of Chu Liuxiang

When they reached the garden, Jiang Fengyue and Lu Xiaofeng saw a familiar figure again.

Shangguan Xue'er stood among the flowers, looking very well-behaved, like a child who had never told a lie.

But you could see from her bright eyes that she had a deep-seated melancholy, and even her smile looked more forced.

Jiang Fengyue walked over and said with a smile, "Little cousin, it's been a long time."

Lu Xiaofeng also came over to say hello. Although Shangguan Xue'er often lied, everyone would find such a little girl very interesting.

He smiled slightly and said, "Hello, little cousin."

Shangguan Xue'er said, "I'm not good."

Jiang Fengyue asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Shangguan Xue'er said, "I have something on my mind, I have a lot on my mind."

Jiang Fengyue asked, "For example? Your sister?"

Shangguan Xue'er's eyes lit up, and she said, "That's right! I was worried about my sister."

Lu Xiaofeng asked, "Your sister, Shangguan Feiyan? What are you worried about her for?"

Lu Xiaofeng recalled what Hua Manlou had just said and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Shangguan Xue'er frowned slightly and said, "My sister is missing. It's like she's vanished without a trace."

Jiang Fengyue asked, "When did this happen?"

Shangguan Xue'er said, "The day Hua Manlou came was also the day we set off to find Lu Xiaofeng."

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "If that's the case, why don't you go out and look for her?"

Of course, Shangguan Xue'er couldn't find Shangguan Feiyan, because Shangguan Feiyan had been disguised as Princess Danfeng and stayed by Shangguan Xue'er's side. However, even after Shangguan Feiyan disguised herself as Princess Danfeng, she kept hiding from Shangguan Xue'er, so Shangguan Xue'er could easily recognize her sister.

Shangguan Xue'er said seriously, "Because my sister said she would wait for us to come back here."

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "So you believe your sister never went out, but then why did she suddenly disappear?"

Shangguan Xue'er frowned slightly and said, "I can't figure it out either, so I'm looking for it in this garden."

Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Do you think your sister has been hiding in this garden for days?"

Shangguan Xue'er shouted, "I'm not looking for her body, I'm looking for her corpse!"

Hua Manlou frowned and asked, "A corpse?"

Shangguan Xue'er nodded and said, "I think she must have been murdered, and her body must be buried in this garden!"

Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but ask, "This is your home, and people still kill people here?"

Shangguan Xue'er said, "Although this is my home, there are other people living here."

Lu Xiaofeng asked, "For example?"

Shangguan Xue'er glanced at Hua Manlou, her eyes darting away, unsure whether Hua Manlou was truly blind.

Lu Xiaofeng burst into laughter and said, "Do you think Hua Manlou would kill people?"

Hua Manlou sighed helplessly.

Shangguan Xue'er's expression changed. She didn't expect Lu Xiaofeng to ask this question in front of Hua Manlou, but she had indeed underestimated Lu Xiaofeng's understanding of Hua Manlou.

Shangguan Xue'er exclaimed, "Why not! Everyone here is capable of murder, even the old prince!"

Lu Xiaofeng was surprised that Shangguan Xue'er would do this, and asked, "The old prince will also kill her? Why would the old prince do this?"

Shangguan Xue'er shouted, "That's precisely why I'm looking for it!"

She then gave a cold laugh and said, "Do you all think I naturally look like a good liar?"

Jiang Fengyue nodded immediately. In fact, that was the case. Sometimes, women learn to lie just to survive in such places. The two sisters, Shangguan Feiyan and Shangguan Xueer, were indeed very talented at lying.

Shangguan Xue'er snorted coldly, and in a flash, she disappeared from the garden.

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Young Master Jiang brought us to this garden, is it also to find Shangguan Feiyan's corpse?"

Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly and said, "That's right. Although Shangguan Xue'er lied about other things, she told the truth about this one thing."

Jiang Fengyue thought to herself that Shangguan Xue'er's words were not entirely true. Shangguan Xue'er was just saying what she saw and guessed, but the truth is often not what you can see with your eyes.

Hua Manlou's expression also changed at this moment. A child's words may not be very convincing, but in the short time they spent together, he could tell that Jiang Fengyue was not a person who would lie.

Neither of them spoke; they simply followed Jiang Fengyue in silence.

They walked along a path in the garden and came to see a side gate.

Pushing open the door and walking in, you'll find a small courtyard behind it, with a well of moderate size in the courtyard. The well looks like it hasn't been used for a long time, with a thin layer of yellow soil covering the wellhead.

Lu Xiaofeng surveyed the desolate courtyard and asked, "Young Master Jiang, are you implying that Shangguan Feiyan's body is hidden here?"

Jiang Fengyue nodded and said, "That's right, the dead are buried in the soil of this courtyard."

Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou's expressions became even stranger as they wondered why Jiang Fengyue would come to this place, and how he knew if there were really dead people buried below.

Lu Xiaofeng sighed and said, "Are we going to... dig?"

Jiang Fengyue nodded.

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Okay, I'll go find the tools."

He believed Jiang Fengyue; after wasting so much time, she couldn't possibly be playing them for a fool.

Jiang Fengyue waved her hand and said, "No need."

Lu Xiaofeng asked in surprise, "Then what should we do...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Fengyue's face suddenly became transparent, and she was surrounded by a chilling aura, clearly indicating that she had activated the Mingyu Skill.

Lu Xiaofeng's eyes widened. He knew that Jiang Fengyue practiced a very special kind of martial art, but when he actually saw Jiang Fengyue use it, he still found it incredible.

Jiang Fengyue placed his palm on the soil, and after a while, the soil bulged upwards and became unusually soft. He could easily brush the soil away with a gentle touch.

Lu Xiaofeng had never seen anything so amazing before, and he was completely dumbfounded.

Not long after, a large hole, ten feet wide and two feet deep, was dug out of the ground.

Lu Xiaofeng's expression suddenly changed drastically, because he saw a bright red corner of clothing sticking out of the soil.

Hua Manlou noticed Lu Xiaofeng's unusual behavior and couldn't help but worry that they might dig up Shangguan Feiyan's body. He asked, "Have you discovered anything?"

Jiang Fengyue quickly dug up the corpse intact. The corpse had not yet begun to decompose; it had only become cold and hard, like a piece of steel.

The corpse's face was not decomposed; its features from when it was alive were still perfectly preserved.

The sky had become quite dark, but if you looked closely, you could still make out the face of the corpse.

A lifelike face came into view.

Lu Xiaofeng exclaimed in surprise, "Princess Danfeng!"